Postdoctoral Research Fellow (MRF)

The University of Edinburgh - Clinical Psychology

Location: Edinburgh

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum, pro rata

Hours: Part Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 21st August 2025

Closes: 3rd September 2025

Job Ref: 12991

Part time: 28 hours per week

Fixed term: 12 months

The Opportunity:

We are looking to appoint a postdoctoral researcher to support in the Eating Disorders and Behaviours Group at the University of Edinburgh. Specifically, the post will contribute to two Medical Research Foundation funded projects: developing resources for clinicians working with patients with eating disorders living in food insecurity; and developing guidelines for adaptations for Eating Disorders focused Family Therapy (FT-ED) for autistic young people and their families.

This post is part time (28 hours per week) for 12 months. We are also open to a split post with two post holders (14 hours per week each). We will consider requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and on-campus working.

Please note the salary for this post is Grade 7 – appointments will be made on spinal point 32-34 (£41,064 to £43,482 per annum pro-rata) due to budgetary restrictions.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• PhD in psychology or related discipline in the field of eating disorders.
• Good understanding of current, evidence-based clinical practice for eating disorders.
• An ability to work effectively with a wide range of colleagues, including non-academic stakeholders (third sector, lived experience representatives, clinicians)

Apply Before: 03/09/2025, 23:59